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Raanjhanaa
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Aanand L. Rai
Written by Himanshu Sharma
Produced by Krishika Lulla[1]
Aanand L. Rai
Starring

Dhanush
Sonam Kapoor
Abhay Deol
Swara Bhaskar

Cinematography Natarajan Subramaniam

Vishal Sinha
Edited by Amitabh Shukla
Music by A. R. Rahman
Production
company

Colour Yellow Productions

Distributed by Eros International
Release date

21 June 2013

Running time
146 minutes[2]
Country India
Language Hindi
Budget ₹36 crore[2]
Box office est. ₹94 crore[2]

Raanjhanaa (transl. Beloved one), released in Tamil as Ambikapathy[3] is a 2013

Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Aanand L. Rai and written by
Himanshu Sharma. The film is produced by Krishika Lulla under the banner of Eros
International. It stars Dhanush (in his Hindi film debut), Sonam Kapoor, Abhay
Deol, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub and Swara Bhaskar. [4] The film was released on 21
June 2013 worldwide,[5] while the Tamil version was released a week later.[6][7]

The background score and songs were composed by A. R. Rahman, and the lyrics of the
tracks were penned by Irshad Kamil.[8] A standalone sequel, titled Tere Ishk Mein,
is set to release in 2024.
Plot
Kundan, the son of a Tamil priest family in Varanasi, falls in love with Zoya, a
Muslim girl, and tries hard to woo her without success. Due to his antics, Zoya's
parents suspect that she likes a Hindu boy and send her away to Aligarh to study.
In her absence, Kundan gets involved with her family to be on their good side. Zoya
eventually goes to Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi and falls for student
leader Akram Zaidi.

Eight years later, Zoya returns home and Kundan asks her to marry him. She rejects
him again because of religious and class differences, and reveals her relationship
with Akram. Kundan is furious but reluctantly agrees to help her convince her
parents when she begs him. He promises Zoya that he too will marry someone else and
forget about her. He goes to his childhood friend Bindiya, who’s been in love with
him for years, and tells her he’s ready to marry her now. Bindiya is thrilled, and
wedding preparations begin immediately.

On Zoya's wedding day, Kundan finds out that Akram is actually Jasjeet, a Sikh man
lying about his identity. Enraged, he reveals this to Zoya’s family. Jasjeet is
kidnapped and brutally beaten up, and Zoya attempts suicide. While tending to them,
Kundan misses his own wedding to Bindiya, and his family disowns him. He then tries
to redeem himself by taking Zoya to Jasjeet, who has returned home. Upon their
arrival, they discover that Jasjeet died from his wounds, and Kundan runs away,
overwhelmed with guilt.

Now homeless, Kundan wanders without purpose until a stranger advises him to do the
right thing. He finds Zoya back at her university, spearheading Jasjeet's political
party, the All India Citizen Party. Kundan joins the party and rises up the ranks
to become their candidate, but Zoya refuses to forgive him. Instead, she plots with
the Chief Minister to have him assassinated.

While delivering a speech at a party event, Kundan is shot and sent to the ICU. At
a press conference with the Chief Minister, Zoya confesses to her involvement in
the plot and finds out that Kundan was aware of it but still went to the event.
Shocked, she rushes to the hospital to be with him. In his dying moments, Kundan
muses about being reborn in Varanasi and falling in love with Zoya again.
Cast

Dhanush as Kundan Shankar

Sonam Kapoor as Zoya Haider
Abhay Deol as Akram Zaidi / Jasjeet Singh Shergill
Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub as Murari Gupta
Swara Bhaskar as Bindiya Tripathi
Ishwak Singh as Shahid, a doctor and Zoya's prospective groom
Shilpi Marwaha as Rashmi Shergill, Jasjeet's sister
Suraj Singh as Anand
Kumud Mishra as Inzamaam Qalab-E-Haider a.k.a. Guruji, Zoya's father
Deepika Amin as Zoya's mother
Urmillla Sharma as Kundan's mother
Vipin Sharma as Shivraman Shankar, Kundan's father
Rahul Chauhan as Inspector Ashok Tripathi, Bindiya's father
Reena Kumar as Bindiya's mother
Tejpal Singh as Ishar Singh Shergill, Jasjeet and Rashmi's father
Dimple as Jasjeet and Rashmi's mother
Naman Jain as young Kundan Shankar
Saniya Anklesaria as young Zoya Haider
Payal Bhojwani as young Bindiya Tripathi
Ansh as young Murari Gupta
Sujata Kumar as Chief Minister
Arvind Gaur as Guptaji
 Shailendra Singh as Guptaji's secretary
Shivi as Shivi
Amarnath Sharma as Junait
Rahul Tanwar as Acchan
Uptal Jha as police inspector
Nisha Jindal as a student of JNU
Mannveer Choudharry as a student of JNU
Ginny Singh as a JNU activist[9]

Production
Development

In late 2011, Shahid Kapoor and Sonakshi Sinha were signed as the lead pair for the
film. Supposedly, they dropped out of the project to work on Prabhudeva's next R...
Rajkumar. In late January 2012, actor Dhanush, making his Bollywood debut, signed
onto the film[10] for the character of Kundan. The actor reportedly underwent
training for fluency in Hindi language to obtain the role. Actress Sonam Kapoor was
signed on for the role of the female lead after March 2012.[11] In April 2012, the
actress and the director visited the JNU Campus of Delhi for the former to imbibe
more for her role. Sonam also attended acting workshops with prominent theatre
director Arvind Gaur to learn the nuances of street theatre.[12] The director chose
to cast actors who could also play younger versions of themselves. In an interview
the director stated the film was an intense love story, and its characters would
travel to Delhi, Punjab and Chennai, and that actor Abhay Deol would be seen in a
special appearance in the film.[13] Urmila Sharma, well known for her Hindi TV
serial roles was signed to play the character of Kundan's mother in the film.[14]
Initially, Aditi Rao Hydari was supposed to play the role of Kundan's childhood
friend but she opted out due to lack of availability, being replaced by Swara
Bhaskar.[15]
Characters

Dhanush Kundan who has a deep obsession with his hometown of Banaras and Zoya. It
depicts him a young boy and a teen who turns into a sensitive adult. Sonam Kapoor
quoted her character as, “'Zoya' is childlike and unpredictable. She can be cold
and at the same time, objective. She has every quality that makes her desirable to
a man." In an interview, Kapoor revealed that for playing the role of a school girl
in the film, she drew inspiration from the character Jaya Bachchan played in the
1971 film Guddi.[16] Actor Abhay Deol as Akram plays a secure yet confident
university student, socialist and a budding politician.[17]
Filming

After main casting announcements, filming was substantially delayed; the reason was
speculated to be composer A. R. Rahman's music being denied outright by the film
director.[18] Filming officially began in Varanasi, India in early September 2012
and continued for 40 days in and around the city. As per reports, the leading duo
were also seen playing the role of 17-year-old teenagers.[19] In mid-September
2012, the schedule of filming was put on hold as actor Dhanush fell ill on the sets
in Varanasi.[20] While filming in October 2012, the actor injured his shoulder
during the filming of an action sequence for his Tamil outing Maryan. The
consequences led to the scheduled shooting of dance sequences to be postponed and
were shot in Varanasi on 19 December 2012.[21][22] On 4 November 2012, Sonam Kapoor
and Abhay Deol shot the song "Tu Mun Shudi" at India Gate, Delhi,[23] and their
dialogue scenes were shot at the Indian Institute of Mass Communication campus in
Delhi by early December 2012. Permission to shoot inside was denied to the director
by the college authorities. So, the unit shot some scenes in Amity International
School, Noida. To avoid footage leaks, over a hundred potential crew members were
made present at the filming venue. Certain filming was also done in Gurgaon and
Faridabad.[24] The title track of the film was shot on 27 December 2012.[5] The
final schedule of filming began in Delhi on 7 January 2013.[25] In March 2013, the
film's crew shot several scenes at the Pataudi Palace in Haryana over two days.[26]
After the completion of writing work, Actress Sonam Kapoor required the dialogue in
Devnagri, hence "Sanjay Bhardwaj" (Dev) appointed to do the said job for her.
Soundtrack
Main article: Raanjhanaa (soundtrack)

The music and the background score for the film was composed by A. R. Rahman. The
soundtrack's original version has lyrics penned by Irshad Kamil whereas the Tamil
version by Vairamuthu. In an interview with Hindustan Times, Rahman stated that he
had emphasised the folk-classical genre as the film brings out a fascination for
Benaras through the music[27] and hence, most of the songs are character-driven. In
all, the soundtrack album has nine original tracks.[28] The original version of the
soundtrack was released on the co-branded record labels Sony Music and Eros
Music[29] on 27 May 2013 and the Tamil version on 17 June 2013.
Marketing

On 10 May 2013, a grand event was held at a set resembling Varanasi at Film City in
Goregaon, Mumbai. The lead actors made their entry riding a chariot and performed
the title track of the film. The producer stated that the event was promoted in
Banarasi style so as to represent the essence of the film and its setting.[30] The
film's music was promoted at the Radio Mirchi Studios in Mumbai on 27 May 2013.[31]
Dressed in typical South Indian attire, Dhanush and Sonam Kapoor promoted the Tamil
version, Ambikapathy in Chennai. The leading duo also promoted the film in Mumbai,
Delhi, Ahmedabad, Lucknow and Jaipur from mid-May to June 2013.[32]
Release

The first look of the characters in the film was revealed as a poster with no
credits and film name on the day of Holi 2013.[33][34] The first theatrical trailer
was released on 24 April 2013.[34][35] The Hindi version of the film released
worldwide on 21 June 2013 with the estimated number of release screens being 1,000.
The film opened to an occupancy of 50–55%, the highest compared to other Bollywood
films that released on the same date.[36]
Critical reception

The film received positive response from the critics who praised the writing,
direction, performances, cinematography and soundtrack although the second half
received some criticism.[37] Critic Komal Nahta responded positively and said, "On
the whole, Raanjhanaa is an interesting, entertaining and a fairly different love
story. It is like heady wine and its effect will only grow." Rajeev Masand of CNN-
IBN wrote, "For its immensely entertaining first half, a winning score by AR
Rahman, but most of all for Dhanush, this is a film that's worth your time. I'm
going with three out of five for Raanjhanaa. It's not perfect, but it'll do."[38]
Resham Sengar of Zee News gave the film 4 out of 5 stars and summarised "Raanjhanaa
is a love story that does not fall within the confines of a clichéd Bollywood
romance."[39] Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave the film 3.5 out of 5 and
stated, "On the whole, Raanjhanaa encompasses romance and myriad emotions most
wonderfully, besides bravura performances and a popular musical score from the
maestro." Adarsh also called it "a film that touches the core of your heart" and
said it was "definitely worthy of a watch".[40] At NDTV, Saibal Chatterjee gave it
3.5/5 and opined in the review, "The film defies the expectations of the audience
at several crucial junctures and holds out absolutely no apologies for springing
abrupt surprises. A love story with a huge difference that benefits no end from a
clutch of exceptional performances."[41] Sukanya Verma of Rediff Movies gave 3 out
of 5 stars and claimed, "Raanjhanaa isn't easy viewing. Kundan and Zoya aren't
easily likeable. They have flaws. They make mistakes. Blunders, really but Rai
shows them for what they are; he never paints a pretty picture. And this brutal
honesty coupled with a commanding Dhanush is what works."[42] Meena Iyer of The
Times of India claimed, "Raanjhanaa is a love story that has a Shakespearean touch
and is mounted on a lavish scale". She noted, "You may not like this film if you
cannot digest brooding love stories", and gave it 3.5 out of 5.[43] Kaushik Rmesh
of Planet Bollywood gave the film an 8 on 10 and summarised, "A realistic romance
that brims with impressive elements (including and especially the enchanting
music), Raanjhanaa is surely a winner at the end and must be watched for its
unconventional handling and freshness". Anupama Chopra of Hindustan Times gave the
film 3.5 out of 5 stars and said, "The dialogues by Himanshu Sharma are the
highlight of the film. The lines are pithy, earthy and wonderfully funny. Snaking
his camera through the streets of Benares, director Aanand L Rai creates an
intimate and lived milieu. AR Rahman’s music, especially the gorgeous Tum Tak,
layers the narrative further."[44]

Nabanita of One India gave the film 3.5 out of 5 and wrote, "Raanjhanaa works, and
yes, the movie has maximum possibilities to strike the right chords amongst the
audience, only and only because of Dhanush and his heart-touching performance."[45]
Rachit Gupta of Filmfare called the film a "great love story" and concluded, "Grab
a ticket, clutch the hand of your loved one and go fall in love. This time with
great cinema".[46] Critics at Indicine gave a score of 65 out of 100 and
summarised, "The intentions of Aanand L Rai seem genuine. He wants to show us the
world where he grew up in, wants to romanticize the feeling of nostalgia and
unrequited love."[47] Tushar Joshi writes for DNA India, "Raanjhanaa works because
of Dhanush's ability to make you believe in his love for Zoya. You might not agree
with his approach, but deep down you cheer and root for him each time Zoya plants a
slap on his face."[48] At Deccan Chronicle, Khalid Mohamed mentioned, "Raanjhanaa:
Playing ping pong with love", and gave it three stars out of five.[49] India Today
rated the film 3/5 and judged, "Raanjhanaa harks back to the way Bollywood used to
make love stories once upon a time. With some imagination, the effect would have
been nostalgic, too."[50] Shubha Shetty Saha of Mid-Day assigned 3.5/5 to the film
and praised actor Dhanush and stated, "And then the second half is when the pace
dips, the sincerity of the storyline gets somewhat hazy and the film gets wee bit
disappointing. An absolutely believable one-sided romance takes a slightly
deceptive political drama twist and I am not sure if that is what you wanted it to
be. It is unpredictable, yes, but not in a great, believable way."[47] At Mumbai
Mirror, Karan Anshuman pointed, "Raanjhanaa flows like good poetry. It is arguably
the best love story of the year so far, the kind of film others in the genre should
aspire.".[51]

On the contrary to above, critic Mayank Shekhar wrote, "His (Dhanush) character is
supposed to be gifted with great inter-personal skills. It doesn't quite show."[48]
Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave it 2.5 out of 5 and mentioned, "Raanjhanaa
is a film which is all of a piece in its engaging first half, and a good Bollywood
launchpad for Dhanush. Makes me want to see what he will do in his second
pass."[52] At Emirates 24/7, Sneha May Francis said, "While music maestro AR Rahman
tunes the track, and leaves us occasionally cheerful, the moments are far too few
to erase the horrid after effects of this movie."[53] Critic Manohar Basu at Koimoi
stated, "However a sluggish screenplay and lurching script makes Raanjhanaa a half
baked effort and hence gets a 3/5 from me."[54] Sudhish Kamath of The Hindu
concluded, "A dream debut for Dhanush even if the film gets stuck in its messy
political subtext that kills the romance."[55]

Overseas

At The Hollywood Reporter, Lisa Tsering left the film unrated and asserted, "The
fact that the film marks the Hindi-language debut of South Indian star and YouTube
superstar Dhanush is bound to draw interest at the box office, though Rai's firm
refusal to play by the rules of the typical Bollywood love story may make it hard
to sustain momentum."[56]
Controversy

Pakistan's Central Board of Film Censors (CFBC) banned the film before its
scheduled release in Pakistan. Chief executive officer of IMGC Global Entertainment
Amjad Rasheed, the importer of Raanjhanaa, revealed that he received a letter from
the CBFC with directives to shelve the film's release which stated that the film
portrays an inapt image of a Muslim girl (played by Sonam Kapoor) falling in love
with a Hindu man and having an affair with him.[57]
Box office
Domestic

The first-day collection was estimated at ₹81.5 million (US$980,000).[58] The film
performed well at multiplexes outside the metros in places like Indore, Kanpur,
Banaras, regions of CP Berar, Central India and states like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar
and Rajasthan.[59] On its opening day, it grossed more than 500,000 in the city of
Lucknow itself.[60] On Saturday, a day just after release, collections rose to
₹68.0 million (US$810,000). The film had a growth rate of 40–45%,[61] making its
total first weekend collection ₹201 million (US$2.4 million).[62] Within a week of
its release, its gross surpassed ₹340 million (US$4.1 million) and Box Office India
declared it a "Hit".[63] After two weeks of release, the film had collected ₹520
million (US$6.2 million) at the box office.[64] Raanjhanaa also had the fourth-
highest second week collections of the year 2013.[65] It grossed Rs 75 million in
its third week, taking its total domestic overall collections to ₹600 million
(US$7.2 million) and worldwide collections nearing to a remarkable mark and
becoming the second highest-grosser of 2013 at the time of its release.[66][67] The
film ended its run with an estimated ₹615 million (US$7.4 million) nett in India.
[68]
Overseas

Raanjhanaa grossed around ₹15.0 million (US$180,000) internationally on its first

weekend.[62] Its first weekend gross in the United Kingdom amounted to £72,000,
while in North America it made $415,000. The film collected $145,000 in the UAE and
$46,000 in Australia.[69] Raanjhanaa also grossed $1.55 million in ten days.[70]
Further, the film receded its total collections and dropped around $1.8 million by
17 July 2013.[71]
Awards and nominations

Note – The lists are ordered by the date of announcement, not necessarily
by the date of ceremony/telecast.

Awards and nominations Distributor Date announced Category Recipient Result

Ref.
BIG Star Entertainment Awards 18 December 2013 Most Entertaining Romantic
Film Anand L. Rai Nominated [72]
Most Entertaining Debut Actor - Male Dhanush
Most Entertaining Music A. R. Rahman
Zee Cine Awards 14 January 2014 Best Actor in a Supporting Role– Female Swara
Bhaskar Won [73]
Screen Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female) Swara Bhaskar Won
[74][75]
Best Actor (Popular Choice) Dhanush Nominated
Best Actor (Male)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male) Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub
Best Actress (Popular Choice) Sonam Kapoor
Best Cinematography Natarajan Subramaniam
Vishal Sinha
Best Music A. R. Rahman
Best Background Score
Best Costume Payal Saluja
Best Sound Design Arun Nambiar
Production Design Wasiq Khan
Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Award 16 January 2014 Best Actor in a
Supporting Role Abhay Deol [76]
Best Screenplay Himanshu Sharma
Best Story
Best Dialogue
Best Music A. R. Rahman
Best Performance in a Comic Role Mohammed Zeeshan Ayubb
Swara Bhaskar
ETC Bollywood Business Awards 18 January 2014 Highest Grossing Debut (Male)
Dhanush Won [77]
Filmfare Awards 20 January 2014 Best Debut (Male) Dhanush [78][79]
Best Director Anand L. Rai Nominated
Best Film Anand L. Rai
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female) Sonam Kapoor
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female) Swara Bhaskar
Best Music A. R. Rahman
Global Indian Music Awards (GiMA) 20 January 2014 Best Engineer (Film Album)
R. Nitish Kumar [80]
Best Background Score A. R. Rahman
Best Film Album
Best Playback Singer (Female) Shreya Ghoshal
(for the song "Banarasiya")
International Indian Film Academy Awards 26 April 2014 Best Actress In A
Supporting Role Swara Bhaskar Nominated
Male Debutant Star Dhanush Won
Standalone sequel

On June 21, 2023, the 10th anniversary of Raanjhanaa's theatrical release, a

standalone sequel, titled Tere Ishk Mein, was announced via a teaser, which
featured Dhanush returning in the lead role.[81] Initially conceived as an original
film, it was later re-designed as a sequel to Raanjhanaa, due to both films having
similar themes. The film is set to release in 2024.
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